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The designer of the radio also made this rounded cover just the right curve to fit between my right index finger and thumb, making the radio extremely comfortable and stable in my hand. This of course means that you have to have a special Baofeng UV-9R Plus programming cable to program the radio, and it also means that there are no points of ingress for water or dust, smart. This cover is screwed closed and covers a flat panel of electronic contacts, no jacks are found on the radio at all. The Baofeng UV-9R Plus has a hard, rounded cover on the right side where you would expect to find the jacks for a headphone and mic. I like the FT270 version better but for the price, this one will do just fine. The Baofeng UV-9R Plus one clicks in and out with a little resistance while my FT270 will not come out unless you turn the radio upside down. The idea is two pieces a knob on the back of the radio and a separate belt clip with a receptacle for that knob. This one is not quite as sophisticated but close enough that I really like it. The belt clip is the same idea is the one I use on my Yaesu FT-270 tank, and I love that clip. Waterproof or not, when I pulled the Baofeng UV-9R Plus out of the box there were two things that immediately jumped out at me the belt clip and how it fits in my hand. After all, some radio operators are into Skywarn and this necessitates being able to transmit in bad weather. I don’t really need the Baofeng UV-9R Plus to be water proof but I really like the idea of not having to worry if I get caught in a downpour or drop it in a puddle.
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Any way it goes they obviously made an attempt at water resistance and that is good enough for me. I am not about to test that out as I really like this radio and don’t really want to trash it.
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The first thing I really liked about the Baofeng UV-9R Plus radio is that it is waterproof, or so they say. The Baofeng UV-9R Plus is, in my opinion, a better Baofeng than Baofeng. Rarely do you hear about a better standard dual-band Baofeng than that ubiquitous radio. In the world of cheap radios, it is almost always about the UV-5R and for pretty good reasons. The Baofeng UV-9R Plus is a dual-band (2m/70cm) waterproof radio and my favorite cheap Chinese radio despite its flaws.